pressing

pressing is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Press. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Press
2. adjective. Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.
3. noun. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

   "he gave the button a press"

   "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"

   Synonyms: press, pressure

4. noun. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
5. adjective. compelling immediate action

   "too pressing to permit of longer delay"

   "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"

   Synonyms: urgent

Synonyms

press, pressure, urgent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pressing:

springes

Common word forms

press, pressings, pressingly, pressingness

Words from these letters

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